Ouachita 101 - CenturyLink takes new hires to school

1:02 AM,
Apr. 5, 2013

Newcomers Derek and Olga Koecher, Evergreen, Colo., gather information about Ouachita Parish at Ouachita 101. Olga Koecher said the parish was ?super friendly.? The Monroe Chamber of Commerce presented ?Ouachita 101,? a newcomer?s guide to the parish, at CenturyLink?s Monroe headquarters on Thursday. The program was designed to orient new CenturyLink workers, as well as others, to what?s available here.

Written by

Zack Southwell
zsouthwell@thenewsstar.com

Members of both the Monroe and West Monroe-West Ouachita chambers of commerce descended on CenturyLink's headquarters Thursday to give new employees a crash course on northeastern Louisiana.

The Monroe chamber rallied a broad group of community organizations to help co-host Ouachita 101, an event designed to connect new residents with activities, people and services available in the community.

Monroe Chamber President Sue Nicholson said employees who have recently relocated to the area used the chance Thursday to learn more about their new home. ...